BACK TO LITTLE GIRLS

We're at home ready for supper. No company. No plans to go out. Just a cozy supper at home.

So her mother hands the seven year old a blue headband to put on her hair, to keep it back and out of her mouth while we're eating.

"No!" she says emphatically. "Blue is not my best color!"

"It's just to keep your hair back."

"I don't want to look ugly!"

I think it's all this princess stuff. Maybe we need to popularize tomboys for a change.